Query: NC_011144:1264871 Phenylobacterium zucineum HLK1, complete genome Lineage: Phenylobacterium zucineum; Phenylobacterium; Caulobacteraceae; Caulobacterales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria General Information: This organism was isolated from the human leukemia cell line K562. This facultative intracellular bacteria does not appear to alter the replication or morphology of the cell line.
- Sequence; - BLASTP hit: hover for score (Low score = Light, High score = Dark); - hypothetical protein; - cds: hover for description
General Information: This organism was first described in 1953 in Japan as causing Sennetsu fever. Causes an infectious mononucleosis-like disease. Like other Ehrlichia, this organism is an obligate intracellular pathogen. It can be transmitted from fish flukes (trematodes) to humans, and was one of the first Ehrlichia that was found to cause a human-specific illness.